There's been a lot of talk about beards at this World Cup. So much, that one Twitter user took to designing a graphic to highlight some of the best. Andrea Pirlo , Tim Howard and Sami Khedira are among those to feature in the artwork...

Mexico suffered a painful defeat in their World Cup last-16 tie with the Netherlands—conceding twice in the waning minutes to lose 2-1. After the match ended, Dutch airline KLM wasted no time in posting this trolling on its Twitter account...

Giovani dos Santos' last goal for Mexico had come in June 2012. The wait ended with this fine strike against Netherlands in the World Cup last 16. Not a bad way—and not a bad stage—to end a goal drought...

Temperatures ran so high in Fortaleza, Brazil, on Sunday that FIFA allowed Mexico and Netherlands to take a drinks break in the first half of their match. This El Tri fan was captured taking his own refreshment break in the stands...

Netherlands produced the most dramatic of late comebacks to beat Mexico 2-1 and advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup. The early exchanges were dominated by Mexico, who created numerous chances...

James Rodriguez was having quite the evening on Saturday at the Maracana . He'd already scored a stunning volley to put his side ahead against Uruguay in their World Cup last-16 clash when he popped up to bag a second from close range...

Believe the James Rodriguez hype. If you weren't already convinced about Colombia's No. 10, check out the goal he scored against Uruguay on Saturday. The fact it came in a last-16 tie at the World Cup makes it all the more special...

There's nothing like a World Cup penalty shootout to put fans through the emotional wringer. The above clip shows how Brazil fans on a subway train in Rio reacted when they learned their team had triumphed against Chile...

Alexis Sanchez was in the midst of a fine, fine performance for Chile against Brazil at the World Cup. Everybody was noticing his talent. They were also noticing his very tight shorts, after various outlets on Twitter brought them to our attention...

Talk of Luis Suarez has understandably dominated the buildup to Uruguay's World Cup last-16 clash with Colombia. Outside the Maracana on Saturday, these two fans recreated the moment Suarez bit Italy's Giorgio Chiellini...

Brazil are through to the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup after edging an engrossing last-16 tie with Chile on penalties. The first major incident of the match was a penalty appeal for Brazil in the 13th minute...

Another World Cup match for Brazil, another rousing version of the hosts' national anthem. As usual, David Luiz gave it everything. So did Brazil's fans, who are packed in for their team's World Cup last-16 clash with Chile...

Jan Vertonghen stepped up to take a free-kick for Belgium at the World Cup on Wednesday. His effort missed the target, unless the target was the Arsenal fan he managed to find in the stands, of course...